Scholars often blame Russia” s recent re-autocratization on mistakes of individual leaders:
Yeltsin or Putin. This essay casts doubt on such accounts. It argues instead that after the …

The post-WWII era saw junior military officers launch revolutionary coups in a number of post-
colonial states. How did these events transform colonial-era state elites? We theorize that …

Russia's grand military strategy has a distinct maritime bent, the Ukrainian south coast is
Russia's most tangible strategic prize, and naval forces are crucial to holding it. Since the …

Does the Putin regime have an ideology? This question has attracted renewed attention
since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Some scholars claim that the war is …

Russia's horrific war in Ukraine has sharply revived debate over charges of Russia's fascist
behavior. The most vocal voices in this debate are Yale historian Timothy Snyder, who has …

This study explores the case of recent trends in Russian centre–periphery decentralisation
under Vladimir Putin: increasing regional rhetoric (2018) and delegating authority to the …

According to elite and mass surveys, the late-Soviet sociopolitical and economic order was
largely perceived as the only viable alternative to domestic political and economic status …

According to elite and mass surveys, the late-Soviet sociopolitical and economic order was
largely perceived as the only viable alternative to domestic political and economic status …

Russia's full-fledged invasion of Ukraine—and the military build-up that preceded it—
renewed debate about the impact of NATO enlargement on European security. Critics even …

Im Unterschied zu allen anderen Kriegen der Gegenwart hat der Angriff Russlands auf die
Ukraine zahlreiche moralische und politische Statements von Wissenschaftler* innen im …